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   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 3 :

3) Perform an improvisational dance that has a beginning, middle, and end.

[ARTS] DAN (0) 13 :

13) Dance for and with others in designated space.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 1 :

1) Respond with movement to a variety of prompts.

Examples: music/sound, artwork, tactile

[ARTS] DAN (1) 13 :

13) Perform a dance for others in a space where audience and performers occupy different areas.

Examples: Perform a dance in theatre-in-the-round format.

Perform a dance in a non-traditional setting such as a football field.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 3 :

3) Create a dance phrase with a main idea that has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 13 :

13) Perform a dance in a space where the audience and performers occupy different areas while focusing on projecting to the audience.

[ARTS] DAN (3) 1 :

1) Improvise movements with a variety of self-identified prompts.

Examples: music/sound, text, objects, images, notation, observed dance experiences

Students will perform hip-hop moves while playing freeze tag. They will review previously learned hip-hop moves and perform them with a variety of music. They will perform new hip-hop moves such as the robot, punch it, and pop-boom-boo-ha-yo-cha. Working in groups, students will choreograph a dance and share it with the class.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 3 :

3) Perform an improvisational dance that has a beginning, middle, and end.

[ARTS] DAN (0) 13 :

13) Dance for and with others in designated space.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 15 :

15) Identify a movement or movement phrase that repeats to make a pattern within a dance.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 3 :

3) Create a dance phrase with a main idea that has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 13 :

13) Perform a dance in a space where the audience and performers occupy different areas while focusing on projecting to the audience.

[ARTS] DAN (3) 11 :

11) Change levels, directions, and pathway designs safely in a dance phrase while coordinating with a partner or other dancers.

The students will review the previously learned disco steps.  Working in groups, they will choreograph a movement sequence that has a beginning, middle, and end with a pose. They will perform their dance for the class.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (2) 3 :

3) Create a dance phrase with a main idea that has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 13 :

13) Perform a dance in a space where the audience and performers occupy different areas while focusing on projecting to the audience.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 16 :

16) Observe or perform dance movements from a specific genre or culture and describe or demonstrate the movements.

Students will study and learn various folk dances from the Oregon Trail.  They will choreograph a folk dance based on the steps they learned throughout the unit.  They will perform the dance for their class.